In this text, the author draws on her experience as creator of the ALIS project (A-Level Information System), a quality monitoring and feedback system in use in many parts of the UK.
How online learning could help control the exploding cost of higher educationTwo of the most visible and important trends in higher education today are its exploding costs and the rapid expansion of online learning.
The Role of Information Professionals in the Knowledge Economy: Skills, Experiences, Practices and Strategies presents the tools that are necessary for the acquisition and development of a scientific culture.
Completely revised with updated descriptions, contact information, websites, and available monies, this guide to financing higher education is the only resource students need to fund their pursuit of knowledge.
Public No More examines the quickly changing environment within higher education, including the permanent decline in state support for public universities.
A unique resource for both academics and practitioners, School District Budgeting provides a comprehensive look at the resource allocation process, from developing planning guidelines to reporting the results of financial operations.
Assessment in Support of Instruction and Learning is the summary of a National Research Council workshop convened to examine the gap between external andclassroom assessment.
A deep-dive investigation of education privatization that reveals voucher programs as the faulty products of decades of work by wealthy patrons and influential conservatives
Widely acknowledged as the most respected reference on school accounting, this book offers clear, detailed explanations of financial accounting and reporting as they apply to school system fund structures.
This book advances the debate about paying "e;student"e; athletes in big-time college sports by directly addressing the red-hot role of race in college sports.
At no time in the history of public education has there been such a dramatic discrepancy between accelerated standards and expectations and adequate funding for our schools.
Making Sense of School Finance: A Practical State-by-State Approach thoroughly and clearly describes complex school finance concepts regarding local, state, and federal revenue along with authentic accounting processes in a straightforward manner for public, nonpublic, and charter school leaders.
Offering answers to essential questions about student debt and many connected issues, this book examines student debt in the United States at every stage of the process-from the banks that issue the loans to the colleges and universities that collect the payments.
The Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) is a Principal Office of the Department of Education (Education) and is tasked with ensuring that all eligible students enrolled in postsecondary educational schools benefit from federal financial assistance for education and training The objectives of chapter 1 are to: describe how FSA and schools use information they collect to manage the federal student aid program, determine the extent to which FSA policies and procedures for managing and protecting this information align with federal requirements, describe the extent to which schools have established policies and procedures for managing student aid information, and determine the extent to which FSA ensures that schools protect this information.
'Fleming's books are sparklingly sardonic and hilariously angry' - GuardianThere is a strong link between the neoliberalisation of higher education over the last 20 years and the psychological hell now endured by its staff and students.
The challenge of proper school finance goes beyond having a balanced budget to finding strategies that maximize money to improve schools and equalize student achievement.
In 1966 the Canadian government announced the abrupt termination of a longstanding conditional grant relationship with the provinces in the domain of technical and vocational education.
While providing additional monies and educational opportunities for students, student activity funds can also create accounting and control nightmares for school business administrators.
This volume discusses the issues relating to community support for education, a topic which has come increasingly to the fore in recent years, especially in the Third World.
Actionable, road-tested approaches to understanding and tackling poverty in schoolsThe stark reality of poverty and disadvantage in our communities is one of the biggest challenges faced by schools today.
When science adopts the logic of the marketAmerican universities today serve as economic engines, performing the scientific research that will create new industries, drive economic growth, and keep the United States globally competitive.
This ambitious book grows out of the realization that a convergence of economic, demographic, and political forces in the early twenty-first century requires a fundamental reexamination of the financing of American higher education.
A deep-dive investigation of education privatization that reveals voucher programs as the faulty products of decades of work by wealthy patrons and influential conservatives
School board members and superintendents face the reality of providing all students access to a quality education and carefully requesting and allocating public funds to finance excellent educational opportunities.
